It is a document that tells a little better on the opaque functioning of the National Agency of Publishing and Advertising (ANEP) holds the monopoly on institutional advertising cash cow for titles that are supported by the regime. “
Thus, the online site algériepatriotique just a hare by publishing an official letter, dated February 1995, classified “secret” and for the director of the Anep of the time. The document shows how Lahcène Seriak, cabinet director Abderrahmane Meziane Cherif, Minister of the Interior in 1995, requires the principal Anep not benefit the advertising portfolio Interior Ministry, which is the essence of advertising windfall managed by the agency, the government securities but also the daily El Acil and L’Authentique, two publications of General Mohamed Betchine, based in the Presidency as a political adviser to President Zeroual.
“The media are to be used exclusively government securities (except for Echaab and El Khabar) as well as newspapers and Al Acil L’Authentique” wrote the chief of staff that wets the way the former head of government , Mokdad Sifi, but spares his minister, Cherif Meziane.
“Following our telephone conversation and as directed by the head of government …”, explained Lahcène Seriak which as recalled algeripatriotique the site will conflict with the law later in a case of misappropriation of land in Algiers. In the letter addressed to the director of the Anep, the Chief of Staff of the Minister of Interior sum the boss of the advertising agency distribute the ads of Commons daïras and wilayas, and all institutions under the Ministry Interior (DGNS, civil protection, etc.) as cited journals, and to override the selection of advertisers. “You will kindly redirect outstanding advertising from local authorities and their agencies to those bodies disregarding orders,” he wrote.
These revelations come amid of latent war between Mohamed and Khaled Nezzar Betchine (algeriepatiotique the site is owned by the son of the former Minister of National Defence, ed.) In an interview with the Arabic daily Ennahar, Mohamed Betchine accused, never cited, the former defense minister.
He claimed that he and former President Zeroual were “pushed from power” and that negotiations with the two leaders of the former FIS, Abassi Madani and Ali Belhadj, was “torpedoed”. Following these accusations, Khaled Nezzar-attacked against the other Arabic daily Echorouk Mohamed Betchine and accused of being responsible for “torture of young protesters” during the October 1988 events.
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